ive been married 4 yrs now and in the beg i got my husband tested the vaccine had worked on him now that wer plannin for unprotected sex shud he b vaccinated once again or it fyne.. im a carrier of hep.b with one baby and v dna about more than 344... plz do answer shud he b vaccinated once again although the vaccination has worked on him and few days before our marrige he got him self one vaccine shot again for prevention .. thanku

Response from Dr. McGovern

He should have testing of his protective surface antibodies. If adequate, he does not need immunization. If not adequate, then he should get a booster vaccine.

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